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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB145 · Buffalo, NY · January 30, 2002

Date
January 30, 2002 · 07:19 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CHQA
Aircraft
N261SK
Reported as
EMB EMB145
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Wednesday, January 30, 2002, at 0719 EST, an Embraer Emb-145, N261SK, flight 4906, operated by chautauqua airlines, after departure from teh Buffalo niagara international airport enroute to boston, MA, reported smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to buf, a landing was accomplished on runway 5 and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. There were no injuries. The mechanic found that during the de-icing procedures, some de-icing fluid was injected into the auxiliary power unit. An operational check was satisfactory and the aircraft returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2002, AT 0719 EST, AN EMBRAER EMB-145, N261SK, FLIGHT 4906, OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, AFTER DEPARTURE FROM TEH BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO BOSTON, MA, REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUF, A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 5 AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT DURING THE DE-ICING PROCEDURES, SOME DE-ICING FLUID WAS INJECTED INTO THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.